DETAILS OF CORRESPONDENCE HELD BETWEEN UTTARAKHAND’S INDUSTRIAL COMMISSIONER IN DELHI SHNAKAR DATT SHARMA AND LABOUR ATTACHE AT INDIAN HIGH COMMISSION IN KUALA LUMPUR (MALAYSIA) ARURADHA SUNDARAMURTHY (Issued by Uttarakhand Government)

Thank you very much for taking extraordinary efforts for repatriation of 9 Uttarakhand workers today morning. Our heartiest gratitude to all concerned. Pl do visit our State, a beautiful Tourism and pilgrimage destination, whenever you come to India.

My contacts details are with you and it would be our pleasure.

I will inform you as soon as these 9 workers arrive at Delhi. Our protocol team would be receiving them at the IGI Airport.

Dear Sir,
Thanks for your efforts. Mission is in receipt of the tickets. We had co-ordinated in a manner that the High Commission’s co-ordinator of Shelter-cum-Counselling had arranged the nine Indian Nationals to reach KLIA airport this morning 5.30 am in order to board the flight MH 172at 8.40am. All nine Indian nationals boarded the flight this morning.

Subject: Fw: Repatriation of 11 Indian workers (9 of Uttarakhand State) illegally detained by the Employer in Malaysia.

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CG to Indian Mission Malaysia

Sir

As discussed with your goodself just now, I am forwarding the mail I sent to the Indian Mission with E-tickets of 9 Uttarakhand workers for their journey on 13.8.15 at 8.30 Hrs from Kualalampur to Delhi by MH 172. Kindly direct to the concerned for n.a. with feed back to me pl

As discussed with CG Indian Mission to Malaysia and ref; our previous mail exchanged since morning Pl find enclosed herewith E-Tickets of all 9 workers of Uttarakhand issued from N.Delhi for further n.a. pl.

Respected Sir,
Thank you very much for sending all details of 9 workers of Uttarakhand stranded in Malaysia whose visa expires on 14 th Aug 15. I have sent all details to the Travel Agent in Delhi for their ticketing and wd send you tkts in next few hours. So Kindly put somebody for their guidance.

My request is to kindly direct somebody from the HC to coordinate and guide these workers till their boarding for Delhi. In Delhi our State Officials wd take care.

Reference your email dated 12.08.2015 regarding the case of repatriation nine Uttarakand workers who have been released from the employer and currently held in the High Commission’s shelter.

Thanks for your mail. As requested we are forwarding the passport copies of passports of the nine Indian nationals of Uttarakhand. Air-tickets of nine Indian nationals mentioned as Uttarakhand workers in your email may please be purchased for 14.08.2015 and forwarded to the High Commission before13.08.2015 as their Check Out Memos issue by the Immigration are valid only until 14.08.2015 (before which they have to leave Malaysia). Following are the names of the nine Indian nationals:

Subject: Re: Repatriation of 11 Indian workers (9 of Uttarakhand State) illegally detained by the Employer in Malaysia.

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The High Commissioner of India to Malaysia
Sub: REPATRIATION OF 9 UTTARAKHAND WORKERS RELEASED BY THE MISSION FROM THEIR
EMPLOYER – REQUEST FOR DEPORTING TO INDIA – THE STATE GOVT WILL BEAR THEIR AIR TICKET/JOURNEY COST.

Sir,
I once again express my heartiest gratitude to all concerned and also from my State Govt. for all kind of help extended by Indian Mission to all 13 Indian workers out of them 9 from Uttarakhand for releasing from illegal detention from the employer in Malaysia. It is understood that these workers are not having money to buy the tickets as informed by their families in Uttarakhand to State Admn. Hon’ble CM, Uttarakhand has directed that their whatever Air Journey expenditure would be borne by the State Government in any case.

I am directed to requested to kindly send us the Air Ticket bills of these workers for reimbursement to the Mission with Bank account details so that the amount could be transferred at the earliest. Details of these workers were mentioned in my communication dt.7.8.15 (attached herewith). As per our information following 9 workers belong to Uttarakhand. In case any worker of Uttarakhand is left he may please be included for repatration to India :

It is further requested that while repatriating the above workers to India they may please be given my contact no. as mentioned below so that their onward journey from Delhi Airport to their native place could be arranged and also please send me their flights details with time of arrival in Delhi.

My personal gratitude to all concerned for extending extraordinary courtesy for resolving above issue so promptly.

No words to express, our gratitude that in such a fast way you have resolved the issue. I know even though you were so busy with doing all arrangements of ASEAN conference but you took the matter on priorty. Extremely grateful for your so much promptness to settle the matter.

Reference your email dated 10 August 2015 regarding repatriation of 11 Indian workers (9 of Uttarakand State) detained by the employer in Malaysia.

2. A total of 13 workers including the 11 workers mentioned in your email, approached the High Commission on 3rd August 2015 seeking assistance in their repatriation. They had complaints against their employer, M/s Mohd Kayun Nasikandar Retaurant, for non-payment of salary. They all wanted to go back to India as their work permits have been finished. They have been immediately provided with temporary shelter and food by the High Commission.

3. The High Commission immediately contacted the employer requesting them to pay their salary dues and for arranging the check-out-memo for these workers from the Malaysian Immigration authorities as early as possible to enable the workers to return to India. As they were all holding work permits, they had to be cleared by the employer with the exit pass, failing which the Malaysian Immigration would not allow them to return to the home country. The employer agreed to do so.

4. Today, the employer had handed over to the High Commission all their salary dues and the check-out-memo of the 13 employees. This will be handed over to the workers and they need to arrange for their return air-tickets for return to India.
This is for your kind information.